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transgender former slave and anti-rape activist

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Frances Thompson was an American, formerly enslaved Black trans woman and anti-rape activist. She was one of the five Black women to testify before a congressional committee that investigated the Memphis massacre of 1866. She is the first known trans woman to testify before the United States Congress. Thompson and a housemate, Lucy Smith, were attacked by a white mob and were among many freedwomen who were raped during the massacre. In 1876, Thompson was arrested for "being a man dressed in women's clothing," leading to national news attention.

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Citizenship: United States
Born: 1840
Died: 1876

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